CM dissolves Cooperative Board for Liquidation

Orders action against persons responsible for irregularities in allotment of plots

LAHORE

Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has taken strict notice of irregularities in the land and properties of Punjab Cooperative Board of Liquidation and ordered to dissolve Punjab Cooperative Board for Liquidation and suspend Punjab Cooperatives Board for Liquidation Chairman and other board members immediately. 

The chief minister presided over a meeting here Monday. Anti-Corruption director general presented preliminary report regarding irregularities in the affairs of Punjab Cooperatives Board for Liquidation and Punjab Housing and Town Planning Agency in the meeting. He said that Anti-Corruption department should take action as per law against the persons who committed irregularities and get registered FIR against them while meeting legal demands. He ordered complete audit of Punjab Cooperatives Board for Liquidation and said that immediate audit should be started by selecting the best firm in this regard.

He said a new board of Punjab Cooperatives Board for Liquidation should be constituted and immediately reorganised. He said legal demands were set aside for selling precious land of the board. Investigation against responsible people should be completed at the earliest as selling property without process of auctioning was also illegal, he added.

Taking strict notice against irregularities in Punjab Housing and Town Planning Agency, Shahbaz Sharif ordered action against the persons responsible for irregularities in the allotment of plots to low income families in Quaidabad, district Khushab. 

He ordered suspension of those responsible for allotting plots illegally and said action be taken against those violating the laid down procedure. He said Anti-Corruption Department should present report after conducting audit of all the schemes in the province. He said there was no room for those committing corruption and the persons responsible for irregularities would not escape punishment. Those violating policy of transparency have no right to remain on their posts, he added.

Provincial Minister for Housing Syed Haroon Sultan Bukhari, chief secretary, Chairman Chief Minister’s Inspection Team, additional chief secretary, secretaries law, housing cooperative and the officials concerned were present on the occasion.

Saaf Pani: Shahbaz Sharif has directed the officials concerned to present final plan regarding launching of Saaf Pani Programme in 37 tehsils within one week and added that water testing and survey work should be completed on the emergent basis.

He presided over a meeting which reviewed feasibility studies, models and other matters of Saaf Pani Programme.

Addressing the meeting, the chief minister said that provision of clean drinking water to the people was top priority of the government and this public welfare programme was directly related to human health. He said a lot of time had already been wasted with regard to implementation of the programme; however, now it would be forwarded speedily.

He said that decisions will have to be taken in right direction and implement immediately for carrying out rapid work on the programme as there is no room for delay of even a single moment in this regard. He said that provision of potable water to the masses was his mission and he would fulfill it at every cost. Chairman Saaf Pani Company North, MNA Major (R) Tahir Iqbal, chief secretary, additional chief secretary, secretary housing, officials concerned and experts were present on the occasion.